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2 Pfennig
| Issuer | Goslar, City of |
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| Year | 1726-1754 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Four-line inscription in large, bold Latin characters occupying the entire field, reading II / GUTE / PFENNIGE / 1726, denoting the denomination of two good Pfennige and the year of issue. Small decorative ornaments or stops flank the numeral II at the top. The date appears on the lowermost line, with the layout typical of small German city coinage of the period. |
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Goslar's authority to strike municipal coinage derived from its status as a Free Imperial City, though by the early eighteenth century that status was increasingly contested — Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel had been pressing territorial claims against the city for decades. Small silver pfennig issues of this type were struck to meet local small-change demand that imperial and territorial coinage consistently failed to satisfy at the lowest denominations. The long date range across nearly three decades suggests periodic restrikes rather than continuous production, likely triggered by coin shortages rather than routine monetary scheduling.